I can confirm this bug. Using Dell Latitude E6400 with 5300AGN. But there is a second Problem, which maybe can help us to understand, why "automatically connect" does not work.
If i configure a new 5ghz connection, the networkmanager connects fast&fine. If i reboot and try to use this connection again, it takes several seconds until "connecting ..." appears and there is now noticeable action like this "rotating circle" in the plasmoid. Nothing happens. This only happens with 5ghz network-connections. But my one is a 5Ghz one ;) I would like to present logs, just say, which you need. H.i.M ** Changed in: plasma-widget-network-manager (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- Network manager widget will not automatically connect to 5gHz networks https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/361297 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to plasma-widget-network-manager in ubuntu. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs